A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1998
From the left, Lancaster County Dairy Princess Audra
Wood presents plaques and rosettes to Trisha Knight, who
holds the halter of her reserve junior champion Holstein of
the Solanco Fair, and Christina Knight, at the halter of her
jphior champion.
VERNON ACHENBACH JR. . J “ hua I^ ush ° n ex^ blted
Lancaster Farming Staff Ju n i or -aged champion Brown
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster Swiss. His faU calf. Brothers Three
Co.)-Dairy shows at this Next Nutty was junior champion,
week’s Solanco Fair were marked fall yearling, Top Acres Lever
with quality and youth fS e . *** named reselve
participation. i™** champ,on -
The Solanco Fair featured four colored breed
shows, held Wednesday, and a Holstein show
held Thursday at the Solanco Fairgrounds in
Quatiyville.
The Holstein show and the Ayrshire show
were the largest, and the Holstein show was not
much larger than the Ayrshire.
Other breed shows include Jersey, Brown
Swiss and Milking Shorthorn.
Judge for the colored breed shows was Tom
Arrowsmith of Peach Bottom. Holstein judge
was Rick Hess of Lampeter.
In the Ayrshire show, the grand champion was
a senior 3-year-old, Dreamnol Teddy Bear Lin
dy, bred and owned by Craig Nolan, son of
Robert and Sharon Nolan, owners of Dreamnol
Farm.
The Nolans were premier breeder and exhibi
tor of the show.
The reserve grand champion was a 4-year-old,
S&M Ayr Irs Opal, exhibited by Rebecca Nolan.
The brother and sister team won both the
youth division and open division titles.
The duo also showed the junior and reserve
junior champion Ayrshires. Rebecca showed the
junior champion, a winter calf, Dreamnol Rigil
Oleva, while Craig showed the reserve junior
champion, a fall yearling, Wentworth-Farm
Sweet Vidalia.
While the Nolans’ animals won the champion
ship, there were a number of exhibitors in the
Ayrshire breed show.
In the Holstein show, the senior and grand
champion was a 5-year-old, Welk-Shade Ster
ling Lizzy, bred and owned by Mark and Kristina
Welk, owners of Welk-Shade Holsteins.
They were also named the premier breeder and
exhibitor.
The reserve senior and reserve grand champ
ion Holstein was a senior 3-year-old, Woodbine
Jed Lucy, owned by Justin Hall. His Lucy cow
was also named grand champion of the youth
division.
The reserve youth division grand champion
was the junior champion of the open division, a
fall calf, Woodbine Starbuck Vallie, owned by
Christina Knight.
Judge Hess said that while the not was not
noteably big, ithad “good quality and it’s good to
see the number of youth participating." He noted
that youth exhibitors in dairy shows has dropped
in many areas, but not in the Quarryville and
southern Lancaster area.
The youth division show did not recognize
junior champions or senior champions, just
champion and reserve.
The reserve junior champion of open division
was a winter calf. Woodbine Aero Elmo, bred
In the Jersey breed. Erica Lloyd Erica also showed the junior Swiss was also a 3-year-old, Top
exhibited the senior and grand champion, a spring yearling. Top- O-Hill Merit Thelma, owned by
champion, a 3-year-old, ELS O-Hill Patty Cake, bred by Barbara Richardson.
Brook Imperial Melissa, bred and Mildred Seeds. The reserve junior champion
owned by Erica. The reserve champion Brown was a winter calf, Hillacres Star-
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Four members of the Nolan family show the Ayrshire champions of the Solanco Fair
dairy shows. From the left, Robert Nolan has the halter of the reserve junior champion,
Sharon Nolan holds the halter of the junior champion, Rebecca Nolan holds the halter
of the reserve grand champion and Craig Nolan holds the halter of his grand champ
ion. They are joined by Lancaster County Dairy Princess Audra Wood.
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